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Table 3 Results of discriminant function analysis on hoo call contexts for males and females

From: Context-specific close-range “hoo” calls in wild gibbons (Hylobates lar)

Function

Eigenvalue (F/M)

% of Variance (F/M)

Wilks’ Lambda sig. tests of functions (F/M)

Correlation between variable and function (F/M)

1

0.45/0.58

79.2/66.7

<0.001/<0.001 (Function 1–3)

intercall interval (−0.68/0.63)

2

0.12/0.23

20.8/26.7

<0.001/<0.001 (Function 2–3)

low frequency (0.86)/delta frequency (−0.67)

3

NA/0.06

NA/6.6

NA/0.017 (Function 3)

NA/low frequency (0.50)

  1. F = female, M = male.